Day 83/120: Stop Studying Everything. Fix Your Weakest Link.

Hey everyone! I know it's been a hot minute since my last update.

To be honest, I've been so locked in doing practice tests and reviewing my mistakes that I genuinely thought I had already posted. I closed the Skool tab, and you know how it goes... out of sight, out of mind.

Right now, I'm focusing almost entirely on Standard English Conventions, basically grammar.

It's been my weakest area since the very beginning of my SAT prep, and honestly, it still is.

The funny thing is that I'm now performing at the hard level in pretty much every other area of the SAT, including math. But grammar? It's still holding me back.

So that's exactly where my time is going.

I think one of the biggest mistakes people make during SAT prep is trying to study everything equally. Instead, find your weakest area and attack it until it isn't your weakest anymore.

Then take another practice test.

If you've improved, give yourself a pat on the back and move on to your next weakest area. Repeat that process over and over until there really isn't one section dragging your score down anymore.

And if you genuinely can't decide which weakness to tackle first because two sections are about the same, throw them into https://wheelofnames.com/ and let the wheel decide. Seriously. The important thing is to start.

I also watched John's full grammar course on his second channel, and I'd highly recommend it, especially for topics that aren't always covered in depth, like misplaced modifiers and possessives.

Here's the video if you're interested:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0UBERTF7WI

Good luck with your prep, and I'll see you all soon.

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Day 83/120: Stop Studying Everything. Fix Your Weakest Link.